{"product_id":"the-disappearance-of-childhood","title":"The Disappearance of Childhood","description":"From the vogue for nubile models to the explosion in the juvenile crime rate, this modern classic of social history and media traces the precipitous decline of childhood in America today−and the corresponding threat to the notion of adulthood.\n\nDeftly marshaling a vast array of historical and demographic research, Neil Postman, author of Technopoly, suggests that childhood is a relatively recent invention, which came into being as the new medium of print imposed divisions between children and adults. But now these divisions are eroding under the barrage of television, which turns the adult secrets of sex and violence into popular entertainment and pitches both news and advertising at the intellectual level of ten-year-olds.\n\nInformative, alarming, and aphorisitc, The Disappearance of Childhood is a triumph of history and prophecy.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0679751661\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0679751661.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Postman, Neil\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43494347604029,"sku":"BVV.0679751661.G","price":8.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0679751661-0.jpg?v=1787267090","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-disappearance-of-childhood","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}